THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY TEACHING IN THE FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF STUDENTS

Abstract

Environmental protection is one of the priorities in the curricula of all educational levels. Assuming that students do not show a sufficiently positive attitude towards the environment, it is necessary to point out the need for a better approach in the adoption of these contents. The aim of the research is to find out to what extent the mentioned values are present in the thinking and actions of children, in order to determine the way understanding of environmental consciousness is present. A pilot survey was conducted on a sample of 80 students from the 5th to the 8th grade. It has been confirmed that environmental values are known and acceptable to students, but their behavior is not based entirely on them. The analysis has shown that the environmental contents are not sufficiently used .